I’ve been revisiting Naomi Klein’s appeal to a universalism in her book, Doppelgänger, where she considers the non-shared, bifurcated reality most of us inhabit. I’ve shared about this book before, but the Deep End class is discussing it this week, so we were able to … read more.

If the Fall is the great celebration of the end of a leaf’s life, the Spring is the unfortunate act of forgetting, when what was gorgeous and precious in October becomes litter in April. Impermanence is part of what we as human beings have to … read more.

Join us for a chance to see what it’s like to make sense of the world by relying on one another to understand what we don’t know. We’re hoping to have a group that includes all ages (from Middle School upward!) so that we have … read more.

One thing that the social media platform TikTok does well is that it invites people to connect and collaborate on ideas. Someone can post something and then you can stitch to it by referring to their video and making your own response or take on … read more.

There are some things in the world that are so uninteresting to me, so boring, and so irrelevant to my daily life that I have never even stopped to think about them. As with many people, I am susceptible to that kind of inescapable inattention … read more.

Not everyone has time to keep up with TV and movies, and we are living in a world that is saturated in them. There’s so much to keep up with! But we are living in a time when really amazing, remarkable things are showing up––not … read more.

It was INSANELY wintery on Sunday. And then Monday was okay, and then Tuesday and Wednesday have been days of such uncommon beauty, such unseasonal warmth and brightness. To live in NE Ohio in the advent of this stage of climate change is truly bizarre … read more.

Our amazing young people fell into an amazing conversation about the Barbie movie this past week. What was remarkable is that there was such a variety of opinions and a range of experiences about the film! It was a reminder that part of what helps … read more.

This week involved some of the most unexpected changes I’ve experienced in a while! On Tuesday it was almost 70 degrees, and then on Wednesday night it was in the high 20’s! Definitely the most unexpected shift I noticed this week!

Also, we were able to … read more.

Have you ever heard the story about the starfish on the shoreline? You can read a good version here:

“A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to … read more.